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Antoine Digonet (23 January 1763 – 17 March 1811) commanded a French brigade during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. He joined the French Royal Army and fought in the American Revolutionary War as a foot soldier. In 1792 he was appointed officer of a volunteer battalion. He fought the Spanish in the War of the Pyrenees and was promoted to general officer. Later he was transferred to fight French royalists in the War in the Vendée. In 1800 he was assigned to the Army of the Rhine and led a brigade at Stockach, Messkirch and Biberach. Shortly after, he was transferred to Italy. In 1805 he fought under André Masséna at Caldiero. He participated in the 1806 Invasion of Naples and led his troops against the British at Maida where his brigade put up a sturdy resistance. After briefly serving in the 1809 war, he took command of Modena and died there of illness in 1811. He never married. (en)
Antoine Digonet, né le 23 janvier 1763 à Crest dans la Drôme et mort le 17 mars 1811 à Modène en Italie, est un général français de la Révolution et de l’Empire. (fr)

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Légion d'Honneur, CC, 1804 (en)

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*American Revolutionary War **Siege of Yorktown *War of the Pyrenees **Battle of Sans Culotte **Battle of Baztan *War in the Vendée *War of the Second Coalition **Battle of Stockach (1800) **Battle of Messkirch **Battle of Biberach (1800) *War of the Third Coalition **Battle of Caldiero (1805) **Invasion of Naples (1806) ** Battle of Maida (en)

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General of Brigade Antoine Digonet (en)

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Antoine Digonet, né le 23 janvier 1763 à Crest dans la Drôme et mort le 17 mars 1811 à Modène en Italie, est un général français de la Révolution et de l’Empire. (fr)
Antoine Digonet (23 January 1763 – 17 March 1811) commanded a French brigade during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. He joined the French Royal Army and fought in the American Revolutionary War as a foot soldier. In 1792 he was appointed officer of a volunteer battalion. He fought the Spanish in the War of the Pyrenees and was promoted to general officer. Later he was transferred to fight French royalists in the War in the Vendée. In 1800 he was assigned to the Army of the Rhine and led a brigade at Stockach, Messkirch and Biberach. Shortly after, he was transferred to Italy. In 1805 he fought under André Masséna at Caldiero. He participated in the 1806 Invasion of Naples and led his troops against the British at Maida where his brigade put up a sturdy resistance. After b (en)

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